Adapt these activities to the age, interest, and skill levels of your group. 
Drawing in the Garden Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (pdf)
Garden Songs(pdf)
Painting in the Garden(pdf)
Public Art (pdf)
Connections to NYS Learning Standards
Activity: USING A VIEWFINDER (Drawing in the Garden Part 1)
Health, Physical Education, and Home Economics
STANDARD 2 Students develop community approaches which enhance and protect the quality of the environment.
STANDARD 3 Students understand and manage personal and community resources. Students understand wise use of resources and energy.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
STANDARD 1 Students use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design to pose questions and develop solutions.
STANDARD 2 Students access, generate, process, and transfer information using technologies.
STANDARD 3 Students understand math and become mathematically confident by communication and reasoning. Students look at shapes, sizes, patterns, and groupings of plant life.
STANDARD 4 Students understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories.
STANDARD 5 Students apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products.
STANDARD 6 Students understand and apply relationships and common themes that connect math, science, and technology. Students use simple instruments.
STANDARD 7 Students apply knowledge and skills of math, science, and technology to address problems.
English Language Arts
STANDARD 1 Students listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. Students collect data, facts, and ideas, discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations, and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources. Online resources and books.
The Arts
STANDARD 2 Students make use of materials and resources for participation in the arts. Botanical drawings.
STANDARD 3 Students will analyze visual characteristics of the natural environment and explain social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions of the visual arts. Students respond critically to variety of works in the arts in the production of film.
STANDARD 4 Students understand personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communications. Students explore concept of art made with nature.
Activity: PUBLIC ART
Health, Physical Education, and Home Economics
STANDARD 2 Students develop community approaches which enhance and protect the quality of the environment. Students develop skills of cooperation and collaboration.
STANDARD 3 Students understand and manage personal and community resources. Students help reclaim public spaces for community sharing, learning, and celebration.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
STANDARD 1 Students use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design to pose questions and develop solutions.
STANDARD 2 Students access, generate, process, and transfer information using technologies from printed media and community resources.
STANDARD 3 Students understand math and become mathematically confident by communication and reasoning. Use time lines.
STANDARD 4 Students understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories.
STANDARD 5 Students apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products. Students as a group plan and implement a project that can improve the quality of the school or community environment.
STANDARD 6 Students understand and apply relationships and common themes that connect math, science, and technology.
STANDARD 7 Students apply knowledge and skills of math, science, and technology to address problems. Students learn how to improve their environment.
English Language Arts
STANDARD 1 Students listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. Students collect data, facts, and ideas, discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations, and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources.
STANDARD 4 Students listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. Students share with others including family and community.
The Arts
STANDARD 2 Students make use of materials and resources for participation in the arts.
Goal — combine arts with plants and gardens to beautify community.
STANDARD 3 Students will analyze visual characteristics of the natural environment and explain social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions of the visual arts. Students respond critically to variety of works in the arts.
STANDARD 4 Students understand personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communications. Students explore concept of art made with nature.
Activity: BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GARDEN ART
Health, Physical Education, and Home Economics
STANDARD 2 Students acquire knowledge/ability necessary to maintain a healthy environment. Students develop community approaches which enhance and protect the quality of the environment. Students develop skills of cooperation and collaboration.
STANDARD 3 Students understand and manage personal and community resources. Students use recycled materials or things found in the garden.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
STANDARD 1 Students use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design to pose questions and develop solutions.
STANDARD 2 Students access, generate, process, and transfer information using technologies from printed media and community resources.
STANDARD 3 Students understand math and become mathematically confident by communication and reasoning.
STANDARD 4 Students understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories.
STANDARD 5 Students apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products. Students as a group plan and implement a project that can improve the quality of the school or community environment.
STANDARD 6 Students understand and apply relationships and common themes that connect math, science, and technology. Students understand the interrelatedness of life on earth.
STANDARD 7 Students apply knowledge and skills of math, science, and technology to address problems. Students improve their environment.
English Language Arts
STANDARD 1 Students listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. Students collect data, facts, and ideas, discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations, and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources. Online resources. Students keep a garden journal. Students make perceptive connections to prior knowledge.
STANDARD 4 Students listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction.
The Arts
STANDARD 2 Students make use of materials and resources for participation in the arts. Students make sun prints, leaf rubbings, necklaces, chimes, vases and stepping stones.
STANDARD 3 Students will analyze visual characteristics of the natural environment and explain social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions of the visual arts. Students respond critically to variety of works in the arts in the production of film.
STANDARD 4 Students understand personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communications. Students explore concept of art made with nature.
Languages Other Than English
STANDARD 2 Students develop cross-cultural skills and understandings. Culture is transmitted and preserved through knowledge about the lives of Native American people and the sharing of their cultural ideology.
Social Studies
STANDARD 1 Students use variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate understanding of ideas, eras, themes, in US and NY history. Students gather information about the important accomplishments of individuals and groups, including Native Americans Indians. The study of New York State and United States history requires an analysis of the development of American culture, its diversity and multicultural context, and the ways people are unified by many values, practices, and traditions.
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